Linda Nemec Foster Interviewed on “The Shelley Irwin Show” for 30th Anniversary of the Contemporary Writers Series

Linda Nemec Foster was interviewed on “The Shelley Irwin Show” for WGVU (Michigan Public Radio) about the 30th anniversary season of the Contemporary Writers Series at Aquinas College. Shelley and Linda had a wonderful conversation about CWS and its impact on the West Michigan community.

Click on the link below to access the interview:
https://www.wgvunews.org/the-shelley-irwin-show/2026-09-14/the-30th-anniversary-contemporary-writers-series-at-aquinas-college

Linda Nemec Foster and Dr. Tony Foster are Featured in the Grand Rapids Magazine 2026 September/October Article

Linda Nemec Foster and her husband Dr. Tony Foster are featured in the September/October, 2026 issue of the Grand Rapids Magazine. The article celebrates the 30th anniversary season of the Contemporary Writers Series at Aquinas College, which Linda and Tony founded.

Click on the link below to read the article:

Writers Series Celebrates 30 Years of Sharing Literary Wealth – Grand Rapids Magazine
https://www.grmag.com/people-places/profile/writers-series-celebrates-30-years-of-sharing-literary-wealth/

Linda Nemec Foster’s Poem is Featured on the San Antonio Review’s Website

Linda Nemec Foster’s poem was recently featured on the website of the popular literary journal, the San Antonio Review.

To read the piece, click below:

Linda Nemec Foster Interviewed in Poetry Journal Presence

Linda Nemec Foster was interviewed in Presence, a poetry journal published by Caldwell University (New Jersey), in March of 2026. In celebration of their 10th anniversary issue, the editors featured Linda’s interview, “Evidence of the Divine: Landscape, Dream, and Transformation in the Poetry of Linda Nemec Foster.”

Conducted by her friend and colleague, Anne-Marie Oomen, the interview is a wide-ranging discussion of Linda’s life, work, and the creative process that informs her poetry.

Visit the journal’s website for more info:
www.catholicpoetryjournal.com

Linda Nemec Foster Acclaimed Poetry Books Reviewed By Tweetspeak Poetry

Talking Diamonds and The Blue Divide, two of Linda Nemec Foster’s acclaimed poetry books, were recently reviewed on the popular website, Tweetspeak Poetry. Click on the link to access the review:

Source: Tweetspeak Poetry
https://www.tweetspeakpoetry.com/2026/02/10/poets-and-poems-linda-nemec-foster-and-the-extraordinary-ordinary/

Linda Nemec Foster Named a Final Judge for 2026 Chapbook Contest

Linda was the final judge for the 2026 poetry chapbook contest sponsored by Michigan Writers Cooperative Press.

The Press will celebrate the winners and judges at a program on May 31 (7:00 pm) at the Interlochen Center for the Arts.

Bone Country Reviewed on Tweetspeak Poetry

Linda Nemec Foster’s book of prose poems, Bone Country, was recently reviewed on the popular website, Tweetspeak Poetry. Click on the link to access the review: https://www.tweetspeakpoetry.com/2026/01/13/poets-and-poems-linda-nemec-foster-and-bone-country/

The website will also feature two pieces from the book in its Every Day Poems section. On February 20, “Meeting the Famous Poet in Krakow” will be highlighted and on June 1, “Dark Green, Forest Green” will be posted. Check the website on those days to read the poems.

Linda Nemec Foster’s Work is Highlighted by the Editors of Poetry Daily

Linda Nemec Foster’s work is highlighted by the editors of Poetry Daily. Her prose poem, “Scattering the Ashes on Lake Geneva” (published in her book Bone Country) is featured on this very selective website for August 12, 2025. Click on the button below to read the poem, order Bone Country, and learn more about Linda’s work.

Linda Nemec Foster is featured on DMQ’s July 2025 Virtual Salon

Linda Nemec Foster is featured on DMQ’s Virtual Salon. For the entire month of July 2025, her new book, The Lake Huron Mermaid (a collaboration with Anne-Marie Oomen and Meridith Ridl) will be highlighted in a short video. Click on the button below to access this popular program (or watch the video below)!


Linda Nemec Foster is invited to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Cervena Barva Press

Linda Nemec Foster is invited to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Cervena Barva Press with a reading from her two chapbooks that the Press published: Ten Songs from Bulgaria and The Elusive Heroine: My Daughter Lost in Magritte.

Click below for the video clip: